[weberer]

What percentage of the population do you think lives in a gated community? I know its common in some areas with particularly high amounts of break ins like South Africa and Brazil, but they're fairly rare in the USA.

[jimbokun]

OK, so not "gated community" but "cul-de-sac suburb". Argument still holds.

[SoftTalker]

They've also existed for far longer than the issues under discussion. The very wealthy have always tended to isolate amongst themselves.